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Admission for International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement Students
16.2 Advanced Placement Students
Admission for high school students enrolled in the AP program is based on the higher of either the high school grade or the AP grade. An official AP transcript is required as part of the admission process If AP grades are not available at the time of admission selections, the high school grade is used.
The grade conversion scale used to determine admission is as follows:
AP | Admission % Equivalent |
5 | 96% |
4 | 86% |
3 | 76% |
2 | 65% |
Students who are enrolled in the Advanced Placement (AP) program must submit official AP transcripts by the document deadline (see §12.6). Advanced Standing (credit or placement) in approved courses is awarded for an AP grade of 4 or 5 only (see §§14.2.2, 14.2.3 and 14.2.4). For a list of eligible AP courses approved for advanced standing, refer to Admissions Chart 7. Students qualifying for transfer credit based on AP coursework will have the option of declining the credit on a course-by-course basis. The decision to decline credit is final and cannot be reversed. All grades earned in subsequent coursework, including failing grades, will be permanently recorded on students' transcripts and computed into GPA calculations in accordance with the policies of the students' Faculties. Students wishing to decline credit must contact the Office of the Registrar (AP@registrar.ualberta.ca) for details on necessary procedures prior to the Fall Term course registration deadline (see §11.1).
